Reviews by Spikester:

Pours cloudy orange amber with one finger of white head that lasts about five minutes. Good amount of lacing. Smell is pungent floral hops with some resinous qualities. Might be some rye spice also. Taste is orange zest, pink grapefruit, some pine, spicy rye and a touch of malt sweetness. Might be a bit lacking in the malts but at 4.0% abv. something has to be light.Mouthfeel is thin and carbonation was just enough. Finish is long dry and bitter. Closer to an AIPA in that regard. Overall an outstanding Pale Ale from Payette Brewing Co. I am starting to see these Payette cans in a lot of stores in Oregon and am looking forward to trying more of their beers. (666 characters)

12oz can picked up last night at the COOP... Pours a hazy light orange with a fairly big meringue like head... nice retention and lacing.

Definitely more hop centric than the malt/rye and I have no problems with that.. tropical fruits and pretty big citrus aroma.. still is balanced by a nice graininess that I associate with rye but always have a harder time identifying in hoppier beers. This is pretty nice... Better than I remember.

Smell: very fragrant. Picked up floral notes and citrus. Not complicated, but strong which I didn't expect with a low ABV beer.

Taste: wow! Instant bitterness from the hops (and rye?) and complemented with a subtle malt backbone. Just like the the floral smell, it made me think of lush green hops and bitter grapefruit rind. Something about this made it seem so earthy and fresh. This truly is a hop bomb for a low ABV beer in my opinion.

Mouthfeel: light bodied, perfectly carbonated.

Overall: When having a lower alcohol beer, I kind of lowered my standards. But by doing that, I was just blown away by the smell and flavors. Got this 6 pack at Trader Joe's in Utah for only 7 bucks. Most beers this state cost more than then that and I don't know why!? (954 characters)

A- Poured a clear light orange color with off-white soapy head that left some splashy lace.

S- Big piney, grapefruit, floral, and spicy rye notes. Smells strongly of centennial hops, although it looks like it is single hopped with citra.

T- Lots of spicy and sour rye character, very grainy, quite a bit of tropical hop character, and finished with light to moderate bitterness.

M- Lighter bodied, slightly watery finish, and fizzy carbonation

O- Some really nice tropical hop character in the flavor and a really nice hop forward aroma. The rye expression is among the strongest on any beer I have had recently, but it is a little watery. (684 characters)

I picked this up for the first time at a gas station. As a Utahn my choices at a gas station are limited - per state ABV caps out at 4% unless you hit the liquor store. I didn't expect much, but as a big fan of rye I couldn't help myself. What I got was a really surprisingly delightful session beer. The pour is a typical, mildly turbid pale bronze with a reasonable amount of head and that hallmark, sprucey Pacific Northwestern aroma. The taste has all the qualities of a good American pale ale: citrusy, floral, and bitter with a malty offset. The gritty, earthy quality of well-balanced rye gives it its unique appeal. Peppercorns and caraway seeds come to mind. Perhaps due to high carbonation and low alcohol content, its rich, unique flavor doesn't detract from its refreshing quality. (793 characters)

Appearance – The beer pours a rusty orange amber color with a one finger head of pure white foam. The head has a good level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave a lighter level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the beer is strongest of a mix of a rye bread and biscuit smell mixed with other aromas of a grassy and pine hop aroma.

Taste – The taste begins with a rather light cracker taste mixed with just a little bit of pine and rye. As the taste advances further, the little bit of sweetness of a caramel nature that is present up front, fades from the tongue, all while the rye tastes and the pine get more potent in nature. A little bit of a fruitiness replaces the lost caramel at the end, but with an increase in the rye, some more pine, and a coming for some grapefruit hop tastes, the overall flavor left on the tongue is one of a rather dry and rye flavor (which is not super potent, but surprisingly strong for a 4.0 % abv. brew).

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is rather thin and light with a carbonation level that is rather high. For the mix of rye and hop, a thicker body would have been much nicer for the flavors, but given the 4.0 % abv. of the brew it is quite acceptable and makes for a nice session rye pale ale.

Overall – Very light in abv., but still delivering a decent showing of rye. Not a bad session style brew. (1,435 characters)